J LAKE　Senior Assistant Professor

Fields	Applied Linguistics, Positive Psychology, Educational Assessment
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Dr. J. Lake has over three decades of experience teaching English and applied linguistics at
universities in Fukuoka, Japan. He joined the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education at
Tohoku University in September 2025. His research interests include identity and motivation in
language learning, language assessment, rating scale design and analysis, and the application of
positive psychology to language education.

He is an active member of academic societies such as The Japan Association for Language
Teaching (JALT), The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET), The Japan
Association of Comparative Culture (Kyushu Branch), The Association for Teaching English
through Multmedia (ATEM), The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology
(LET), and Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA), and serves as a reviewer or editor for
several academic journals. Dr. Lake is committed to enhancing the quality of language education
through research, collaboration, and innovation in higher education.